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Weeks thats where this came from. in december, after the election, he made a reference to decertifying unions, but it was only really after the super bowl, and he talked about dropping the bomb, thats how he described in that conversation, is that they decided to drop the bomb. well, hes right using those war-like analogies because this is really -- no question about this. this is an ideological war. and back to your question, thats why people are upset. they realize that there has been ideologi...

And im telling you, i was out there on the campaign trail. never once did it come up. but somehow in the last three weeks thats where this came from. in december, after the election, he made a reference to decertifying unions, but it was only really after the super bowl, and he talked about dropping the bomb, thats how he described in that conversation, is that they decided to drop the bomb. well, hes right using those war-like analogies because this is really -- no question about this. this is ...

To his budget repair bill is massive layoffs, potentially in the thousands, he said. pretty dire situation. listen here a little bit from him. >> as ive said before, i dont want to lay anybody off. the equivalent at the state level for the next budget would be 5,000 to 6,000 state government employees and 5,000 to 6,000 local government employees. thats teachers, city workers, county workers, and others out there. in this economy, even though our unemployment rate is better than the national ave...

Governor scott walker says thousands of state and local government workers will have to be laid off if democratic lawmakers dont come back home and work with republicans to pass his new budget. walkers plan cuts the states budget deficit by stripping state workers of some of their collective bargaining rights. the governor says -- the alternative would be worse. >> as i said before i dont want to lay anybody off. the equivalent at the state level for the next budget would be 5,000 to 6,000 state...

Entitled to his opinion, seems to think the only thing were fighting over is our right for color of our wallpaper or the temperature of our rooms, as i heard him say yesterday. the truth of the matter is, what were fighting for is, you know, our working conditions, making sure that we have safe schools for our students, safe streets for our pedestrians, and safe cities and communities for all of the people that live in those places. and we will continue to fight for that, because that is right. ...

One was job creation like the money for infrastructure and that has worked big time. another was holding jobs, the money that came to the states without the stimulus money in our budget this year, in pennsylvania, we would have seen layoffs of 20 to 30,000 teachers, policemen, firemen, county workers, things like that. then the second big part of the stimulus was money that went directly to people, extended unemployment comp benefits, and i think most americans agree thats a good idea. more food...

Secret wireless routers and laptops to get away with it. he told the ap in 2012 he built a firewall to ensure county workers were not ordered to do campaign work while on county time. one of the e-mails released today shows one walker aide writing to another, consider yourself in the inner circle, i use this private account to communicate can skw and his chief of staff. that suggests scott walker participated on the private e-mail himself. and then theres this after a walker staffer quit. walker...

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Senators required for budget bills. joining me live from an undisclosed location, democratic wisconsin state senator, jon erpenbach. >> thank you. >> once again, the governor called for you and other democratic senators to come home, get the budget repair bill debated on and voted on. listen to the reason he gave today. >> that 30 million, if we dont get it by starting our healthcare and pension contributions by april first translates in this budget which ends june 30th to the equivalent of 1500...

Wisconsin state senator, jon erpenbach. >> thank you. >> once again, the governor called for you and other democratic senators to come home, get the budget repair bill debated on and voted on. listen to the reason he gave today. >> that 30 million, if we dont get it by starting our healthcare and pension contributions by april first translates in this budget which ends june 30th to the equivalent of 1500 state government employees being laid off. now, that said before, i dont want to lay anybody...